The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-22
SUICIDE FROM A TRAIN.
A Daughters Flight Causes a Man to
End His Life.

Martin play was to-day's elimination OF
wretched career.
Shortly before the fast 10 o'clock express
for New York via the Shore Line should
roll out of the big iron train shed of the
Providence station Friday morning a re-
porter who was near the engine observed a
young girl, accompanied by middle aged
woman, both well dressed, and the pair APP
peared equally nervous and overcharged
with apprehension.
Now there are plenty of young girls to be
seen in the Providence acknowledgements OF
them every day for that matter-but there
was something that attracted more than
passing attention in the onei question. She
was well dressed, as previously mentioned,
but the cut of the garments indicated that
they were shaped in foreign land, and
closer inspection led to the mental conclu-
sion that provincial France was the country
i'll which the maidens modiste welded Scis-
sors and needle The wearer was blonde,
blue-eyed, round wasted, petite, IS years of
age apparently, and chic despite her agita-
ton. Her little bottines with narrow toes
and high Gallo heels clicked on the pave
ment as mademOiselle embarked with her
companion on the New Y orli express.
BROKEN UP PURSUER
1EThe blonde young lady had scarcely en-
middle-aged man with disarranged gar
ments ran to the gateway and accosted Con-
ductor Richardson in broken English. His
suspenders hung down behind and appeared
beneath a brown overcoat. A hat, pair
of trousers and shoes without stockings com
pleted the strangers attire. His hair was
dark and his face, with its restless, keen
black eyes, had French cast
''Where is my daughters" he cried. "She
ic ma | 90 i'm
and speak to her Let me in, | say"
The gateman permitted him to pass.
81 scent news" soAloquized the reporter.
81 will so, too"
AN UNDESIRED MEETING.
The excited little man ran through the
crowded train Soon he espied the young
French girl, who was seated with her COM
panion.
When the hastily dressed man came in
sight the young woman appeared as ii de-
sirous of crawling beneath the seat. The
interview which followed was conducted in
French, and was-putting it mildly-excit-
ing. The man gesticulated and acclaimed.
He importuned and threatened. The young
lady covered in her seat and regarded her
prosecutor with aversion and terror
Meanwhile the fast express was speeding
along on its forty-five mile run to Provi-
dence where it was due an hour later.
of the conductor. To the latter he explained
that his daughter was running away from
him: that he discovered her departure and
had time only to make the hasty toilet in
which he appeared and he did not bring
money for his unanticipated journey
''She is going to New York. he cried,
II will follow her to the death"
The conductor informed him that the
fare must be paid or he would be put off at
Providence.
"Ah hal" shrielzed the stranger
MENACE AND SUICIDE.
Soon he returned to the pretty blonde.
civil kill your he Kissed in her ear
She shrank away, and the look of fear, rsof
horror, of loathing, she gave him seemingly
touched him deeply.
In milder, almost imploring, accents he
exclaimed
"Will you return with me, Marie9 will
kill myself if you do not" -
Marie sobbed, mon, non," and turned
away to her companion, who endeavored to
soothe her. "a.
The man deliberately walked to the door
of the car and disappeared. The train was
| flying along over the smooth steekns Fifty
| five miles an hour is the speed at that point,
| as train hand explained. i,-,f7 o4Ty&~rz
The reporter Observed a brown coat
| seemingly roll and tumble amid a CLOUD OF
| dust on the down track. Dos t9tH 20 Gl.a
On sped the express. The old man was nc
longer a passenger. .r4TvETx
Mr.. A. How, of Boston, who occupied a
| front seat, said of the old mans jump: ~
saw him walk out on the platform as calm
| as going to "a picnic. He grasped the rail
ings and lowered himself between the two
cars The dust was terrible, owing to our
| great speed, but after he lowered himself
saw him raise himself again and cast look
| in ha tour Ylt hA
lady. Then he let go. All was done in a
| few seconds
| A PAINTING GIRL.
The girl did not see her father take the
awful plunge, but she suspected it. With a
| fearful shrek, that caused every traveller to
| spring up, and which was blood-curdling in
| its intensity, off she went in frightful con
WILSON'S. A. call was made for physician.
| Stimulants were administered and after
awhile consciousness and quiet were re
| stored.
Mon peren' the poor thing whispered
the tears suffusing her big blue eyes.
''He got off when you were unconscious, y
was the well intended fiction that was told
| her. Meanwhile the body of the suicide
was lying between the line of rails in q
cutting near Canton Junction, surrounded
by rude track laborers, who gazed on The
crushed, blood despatched face and tile
| bOt1. anu NOuueItu WHO IL Wds
and what it was all about.
fhE EXPLANATION.
The reporter returned as speedily as posi-
BILE to Boston. From information obtained
from the companion of the weeping French
damsel, a strange and terrible story was
brought to light--a tale of crime and of it
penalty, of an unnatural father and a virtu
GUS daughter, of shame and unmentionablt
horror.
M. de la Jourasse, member of an excellent
family, was trusted notary ten years age
and an advocate of Toulouse, in Southern
France. He ran away with over 700, 0Ol
francs belonging to his clients, beggarins
his wife and leaving her with helpless chill
dren. Society in Toulouse sustained a great
shock.
Hieng him to America M. de la Tourass,
became M. Auguste de Sempey, and an
nounced himself teacher of languages
NJ. de Sempey was unaccustomed to work
except in his profession and he appeared Il
have met with i'll success. Finally he
brought up in Boston and lived with
French woman not his wife at No. 90 Chap
man street. Two months ago she died
leaving a little girl of 8 years and few
DAYS old infant
Then M. de Sempey, formerly de Ia
TouraSSe, wrote to Toulouse and requested
his daughter, Marie, to come over and visit
him in his elegant home" in the New
World.
AN UNHAPPY DAUGHTER.